James Park
Starting a flipping business vs working as a RE agent for active real estate income
I agree with J Scott that there is both passive investing (buying and holding real estate for long term wealth building) and trying to build an active real estate business.
Between working as a real estate agent vs s...
Polly Wu
Time management for out of state REI 4 newbie w/ a full-time job
Hi fellow BP members, My husband and I are new to REI. For our first deal, we decided to focus on a 2-4 unit small residential property in Phoenix AZ, Orlando/Jacksonville FL, or Raleigh NC. Being a mom with a full-t...
Donna Drake
The home I want to buy is lost in paperwork somewhere
Here I am at BiggerPockets again looking for answers. You guys are great and maybe you can help.
I finally sold my house. I have had my eye on a empty home for over six months. It has be empty ...
Herm M.
How much can someone charge on a loan mod?
A lot of us short-sale flippers have the same goal: to find as many listings as possible. But we all run into people who aren't willing to short-sale their property, and they would like to attempt a loan mod.
I haven...
Kathleen J.
Tenant Forging Electronic Payment Receipts
We have billed our tenants through Quick Books for several years. In August I unwittingly took on a "Professional Tenant" who is making my life a nightmare.His September rent was 21 days late. He insisted his paymen...
Iesha Padilla
Is This An Undercover Co-Signer Attempt
I have had a young couple apply for my 2bed 1bath apartment in my multiunit. The girlfriend is unemployed and stays home looking after the couples 1 year only son. Her credit score is 522.
The boyfriend has a 615 ...
Rising Tide
owner financing in a self-directed IRA
I’ve always used my self-directed IRA to buy, flip and hold individual lots and never considered financing due to the non-recourse lender hurdles.
I’m interested in some raw land and the owner is willing to owner fi...
Chris Martin
Money360 may revolutionize "hard money" lending
On this other BP topic we discussed various ways an individual invest in real estate PASSIVELY, with minimal risk, and get 5-15% ROI. A post by Dionte G. came up (see the bottom of this post) that I think needed to be...
Cory T.
Evicting renter from a vacation rental property
Hello All,I have a one-bedroom vacation rental condo in Palm Springs that has been listed on AirBnB for about a year now. I have my first stressful problem: a vacation renter with a 44 day reservation who will NOT lea...
Richard Gaston
Private Investor Question?
Has anyone ever hear of a business called Phoenix FCE Capital Limited, they are suppose to be a private investor/Angel Investors. I got an email from them saying they can help me with 100% Financing, which sounded...